Key facts
- School number2883
- School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established26 January 1904
About Korokoro School
Korokoro School is a primary school located above Petone, overlooking Wellington Harbour. The school's stated vision is "to develop life long learners who have the skills, values, knowledge and confidence to fulfil their potential, enjoy personal happiness and make a positive contribution to society."
The school has a student council, which gives students a formal voice in school life. The school communicates with parents and caregivers through email and a Facebook page.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations may be requested".
With an Equity Index of 375, Korokoro School is below the 432 threshold newly required to opt into the donations scheme, though a school already receiving this funding from an earlier year may continue to do so. Outside the scheme, a school can still ask families for donations, but cannot compel or enforce payment.
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Korokoro School actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Korokoro School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 173 students (86.5%)
- Asian — 25 students (12.5%)
- Pacific — 9 students (4.5%)
- Māori — 30 students (15%)
- MELAA — 7 students (3.5%)
- Other — 3 students (1.5%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Tawa Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 6.4 km
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Whitby Collegiate Secondary · Years 7–15 · 11.4 km
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Evans Bay Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 12.5 km
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Wainuiomata High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 7 km
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New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa Secondary · Years 9–15 · 15.8 km
Location
- Street addressKorokoro Road
- SuburbPetone
- CityLower Hutt
- Local authorityLower Hutt City
Official contact details
- ContactMartin Hookham
- Phone+64 4 569 1821
- Emailadmin@korokoro.school.nz
- Websitewww.korokoro.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Korokoro School, regardless of year level.
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Maungaraki School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 1.1 km
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Normandale School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 2.2 km
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Sts Peter and Paul School (L Hutt) Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 3.3 km
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Randwick School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 3.5 km
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Bellevue School (Newlands) Contributing · Years 1–6 · 3.7 km
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Enrolment
Korokoro School operates a home zone. Children whose usual place of residence falls within the zone are guaranteed a place at the school. The zone boundary can be viewed on the school's enrolment page or via the Ministry of Education's nzschools.tki.org.nz map tool.
Children living outside the zone may apply for any remaining places through a ballot process.
Co-curricular Activities
The following sports and optional activities are available to students at Korokoro School:
- Netball – Year 1/2 Future Ferns, Saturday mornings, Taita Courts (skills-based)
- Netball – Year 3/4, Saturday competition, Taita Courts
- Netball – Year 5/6, Monday competition, Taita Courts
- Netball – Year 7/8, Saturday competition, Taita Courts
- Tiniball – Year 3/4, Monday afternoons/evenings, Walter Nash Stadium (limited availability)
- Miniball – Year 5/6, Thursday afternoons/evenings, Walter Nash Stadium (limited availability)
- Basketball – Year 7/8, Wednesdays, Walter Nash Stadium (limited availability)
- Touch – Year 1–6, Friday afternoons/evenings, Hutt Park, Seaview
- Touch – Year 7/8, Thursday afternoons/evenings, Fraser Park, Taitā
- Piano lessons, taught by Jonathan Crehan
- Drum lessons, taught by Emily Martin
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Korokoro School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Korokoro School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Korokoro School's official website | Current | 13 October 2026 |